METHOD AND DEVICES FOR RESTRICTED TIME-BASED OPERATION FOR LATENT-SENSITIVE TRANSPORTATION IN WIRELESS LOCAL NETWORKS
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602021028331
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2021-04-23
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-26
- Estimated Expiration
- 2041-04-23
AI Technical Summary
The existing IEEE 802.11be standard lacks a mechanism for coordinating restricted target wake time (R-TWT) operation with TID-to-link mapping in wireless local area networks (WLANs), leading to inconsistencies in latency-sensitive traffic management.
The proposed solution involves methods and devices that coordinate the R-TWT agreement setup process with TID-to-link mapping, using enhanced medium access protection and resource reservation mechanisms to ensure predictable latency and reliability for latency-sensitive traffic, by establishing directional-based TID-to-link mappings between access points (APs) and stations (STAs).
This approach effectively avoids inconsistencies between R-TWT operation and TID-to-link mapping, providing more predictable latency and higher reliability for latency-sensitive traffic, thereby enhancing the overall performance of WLANs.